Wedding Planning
Duh.
The survey of 1,000 women by TheKnot.com, WeddingChannel.com and ForbesWoman.com also showed that women spend about 10 hours a week planning their wedding and nearly 30 percent of it is done at work.
Twenty percent of women admitted that more than half of their wedding arrangements were done at work and 41 percent said they did it whenever they could. But only 15 percent said that someone at work had commented about it.
Most women also thought they did more work on the wedding than their partner.
As for the last point… um…. yeah.
tax cuts!
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 24, 2010 at 2325 hrs
It’s Cheney’s fault!
Posted by Jay4Liberty on July 25, 2010 at 0103 hrs
“Most women also thought they did more work on the wedding than their partner.”
These women obviously haven’t met Rush Limbaugh.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 25, 2010 at 0256 hrs
For some reason, weddings are the culturally acceptable event to break rules and test friendships. As above, plans are made during work hours. Hideous and unflattering dresses are donned by best friends. Men are tested beyond capacity with agitating errands and annoying details. Parents are requested to over-extend finances. Clean-up is left to the faithful few. It’s a shame more hoops than this don’t have to be jumped for a divorce.
Posted by GAMazy on July 25, 2010 at 0738 hrs
Geez…, you guys are makin’ me feel bad. I’m getting married in two weeks!
It’s a shame more hoops than this don’t have to be jumped for a divorce.
Amen to that. Unfortunately I seemed to be the jumper, as opposed to the jumpee.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 25, 2010 at 0855 hrs
I got married in Las Vegas. We only had know what time to be at the chapel and decide how much to tip the pastor and photographer. We spent the rest of the time just enjoying ourselves and our time with each other.
All the stress and resentment that results for the planning of a traditional wedding just doesn’t make sense to me.
Posted by Jay4Liberty on July 25, 2010 at 0904 hrs
My wife likes to watch Say Yes to the Dress & when I’m in the room working on something else & catch a little of it here & there, it just amazes me the degree to which women will sacrifice their financial future for one day. Certainly many grooms will do it to some extent as well - but thousands upon thousands of dollars for a dress they’ll wear once. It amazes me the demanding self-centered well…bitchiness from women who want more more more - when some one else is paying for it. If it’s they’re own money, that’s fine - but at least on that dumb show, it’s frequently somebody else’s money.
I wonder how the divorce stats compare for couples that go into debt for their wedding vs. those that don’t. And it’s not just about the debt putting you in worse financial shape for the future, it’s also a matter having the perspective to understand a marriage is about a live together, not just one day.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 25, 2010 at 1042 hrs
Had the big wedding. Both of us agree that if we had it to do again, we’d have gone on a cruise with close friends and family and let the captain do the marrying (maybe a small private church ceremony on the side… small, private and cheap). Paying for that would have been cheaper, and we’d all have a lot more fun memories of the event.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 25, 2010 at 1119 hrs
It’s still possible to have a traditional wedding on the cheap. First, only invite your parents, grandparents,siblings and other relatives to whom you are especially close. Only invite your closest five friends. Get an inexpensive hall, reasonable catering and a DJ. Hire a budget photographer. Do the decorations yourself. Don’t go overboard on dresses. It’s possible.
If it’s your second time around, things get easier. Get on a plane to somewhere nice and elope. Have a small party for your family when you return.
Posted by scott on July 25, 2010 at 1434 hrs
Our wedding.. Location: My grandparent’s backyard in WB. Flowers provided by Grandma. Outdoor hors’ deouvres made and served by sisters. Attendees: 40 Dinner: Local/catered. Dress: Under $100. No attendants. One ringbearer. One flower girl. Cake: Made by sister. Affordable, memorable, and fun!
Posted by GAMazy on July 25, 2010 at 2317 hrs
I’m a bride-to-be and I have just been exploring wedding planning websites on the web, I was just wondering if any recently married brides who used online wedding planning sites could let me know what online wedding planning tools (like checklists, inspiration boards, budget planners, seating plans…)
Posted by Facebook Apps on July 25, 2010 at 2334 hrs
I don’t have opinions on wedding planning web sites, but I do know an excellent photographer.
Posted by scott on July 25, 2010 at 2353 hrs
My wife and I got married a week ago. My first, and her second after 26 years of widowhood. Since we’re both in our 50’s, we knew we’d have to pay for everything ourselves. With that in mind, we decided to be as frugal as possible and pay as we went rather than max out our whimpering credit cards.
We each had one attendant each, rather than 5 or so. My bride found a stunningly beautiful dress at an second hand shop that cost about $100. A high school friend of her daughter catered the reception snacks as their wedding gift to us(no big dinner). We bought the food, she did the prep work (spending about 4 hours doing so).
The biggest expense was the photographer. While not going overboard in expectations, we wanted good quality pictures, so we didn’t cut corners.
All in all, the wedding cost about $5000 including the honeymoon.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 26, 2010 at 0828 hrs
Congrats, Brushman!!
Posted by GAMazy on July 26, 2010 at 0951 hrs
We hiked over a mountain pass, down into an alpine meadow to meet the guests, stopped, threw on a tux and wedding dress, walked into the ceremony with about 20 relatives. In hiking boots.
The “reception” was a party at our house by the pool, in the woods, with about 100 folks. “Catered” by Costco purchases, with me doing most of the grilling and hot dish brought by friends and neighbors.
I’ll take that any day over a huge production, and so will my wife, which is one of the reasons we married. That days was ours, under our terms, and with our friends and relatives.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 26, 2010 at 1526 hrs
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